[FLUME-292] Refactor OutputFormat and OutputFormatBuilder to better support plugin authoring

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.9.5
• Component/s: Master, Node, Sinks+Sources, Technical Debt, Test
• Assignee: Eric Sammer
• Reporter: Eric Sammer
• Created: 24/Oct/10 21:38
• Updated: 14/Mar/12 16:44
• Resolved: 07/Nov/10 23:17

Description

OutputFormat and OutputFormatBuilder usage has been inconsistent and required multiple places where information was repeated. Both should be refactored, as well as their consumers, such that:

• Instantiation / building of OutputFormats is consistent within the code base.
• OutputFormat names can be centralized and reused.
• Each class conforms to the "do one thing and do it well" rule.

Issue Links

• is blocked by: FLUME-195 Allow custom Flume OutputFormats via a plugin interface